Lapid Criticizes ICJ Over Gaza Ruling
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned the International Court of Justice's ruling for not linking its demand to end the fighting with a demand to return Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Lapid described the court's failure as 'a moral collapse and a moral disaster,' despite usually opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned Friday's ruling by the International Court of Justice for failing to draw a connection between its demand for an end to the fighting with a demand to return Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Lapid, normally a fierce critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the court's failure to link the two issues was "a moral collapse and a moral disaster".
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